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President signs pretexting bill into law

January 16, 2007 Federal law makes it illegal to buy, sell or obtain personal phone records through fraudulent means; violations could yield prison time. TAGS: pretexting, legislation, president, measure, bill, record, HP

Europe's software patent war ignites again

September 21, 2006 Patent debate may be taken out of hands of elected politicians under new measure, Parliament groups say. TAGS: software patent, litigation, measure, European Union, critic, Europe

New Mexico's video game nanny tax

February 11, 2008 PFF's Adam Thierer says the state's decision is a troubling harbinger for makers and users of electronic game technologies. TAGS: New Mexico, tax, video game, kid, children, speech, measure, Sudoku, games, TV, video

Clash over cell phone fees

March 17, 2005 Fees and taxes are on the rise, a cell phone industry group says, and state regulators are to blame. TAGS: CTIA, regulator, lawmaker, tax, cell phone, BellSouth Corp., measure, law, T-Mobile, Cingular Wireless, AT&T Corp., California, U.S.

Apple, others draw legal threat over media players

May 11, 2007 California company accuses Apple, Microsoft, Real and Adobe of violating copyright law by "actively avoiding" its products. TAGS: DMCA, digital radio, copyright law, RealNetworks Inc., Apple Computer, measure, Adobe Systems Inc., intellectual property, digital audio, letter, California, law, media player, work, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Avoiding half measures on Net Neutrality

March 24, 2006 Tropos Networks CEO Ron Sege says Congress should look to enhanced competition, not prescriptive regulation. TAGS: Net Neutrality, broadband service, spectrum, broadband, broadband network, measure, Wi-Fi, TV

Controversial spy bill advances in Senate

September 14, 2006 Civil liberties groups and Democrats argue a new bill would give approval to an unchecked surveillance regime. TAGS: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, NSA, Democrat, bill, Bush Administration, president, measure, Sen., Republican, power

New bill in Congress targets phone record fraud

March 8, 2006 Congressional panel approves more penalties targeting sales of personal phone records without customer consent. TAGS: pretexting, committee, bill, Rep., Republican, measure

Senators: Bloggers may not be true journalists

October 19, 2005 Key politicians say that bloggers' "lack of accountability" means they might not deserve protection under a proposed shield law. TAGS: blogger, journalist, reporter, Sen., senator, law, politician, measure, protection, Republican
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